Chapter 462 Young people, be moderate!

Listening to the French people's praise of Mbappe on TV, Lin Quan couldn't help yawning.

Mbappe will be very strong in the future, but it is still a little early now, and becoming famous too early may not necessarily be a good thing for him.

Because the stars will be specially targeted when they are on the court.

If a player of his age gets injured, the impact on his career can be fatal.

Especially for a speedy winger like Mbappe, injuries affect him more than others.

Just as I was about to get up and turn off the TV, my cell phone suddenly rang.

Picking up the phone and taking a look at it, Lin Quan smiled.

"Let me guess, you called me for more than just wishing me a Merry Christmas, right?"

"Haha, that's it. Do you expect me to give you a surprise? I'm not in the UK now!"

On the other end of the phone, Lily Collins laughed:

"Okay, I sent out the Christmas presents a week ago. Calculating the time, they should be here soon, right?"

"Really? But I haven't received it yet?"

When Lin Quan heard that the other party had sent it out a week ago, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

International express delivery usually takes 3-5 days. If it has not arrived after more than seven days, there is probably a problem.

"Haha, you will see your gift soon!"

On the other end of the phone, Lily Collins covered her mouth and laughed.

Lin Quan heard something strange in the other person's laughter. Why didn't she worry about the gift she sent being lost? Could it be? Knock, knock, knock! At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

The moment he heard the knock on the door, Lin Quan immediately understood.

It turns out the gift she was talking about was herself!

The moment Lin Quan opened the door, Lily Collins threw herself into his arms: "How is it, didn't expect me to come back?"

Lily Collins had a smug look on her face. She deliberately concealed her itinerary in order to give Lin Quan an unexpected surprise.

Now it seems that the effect she wanted has been achieved.

"It was a little unexpected, especially when someone said that their schedule was full and they had no spare time."

Lily Collins is currently filming a movie, which Lin Quan knew about a long time ago, so he really didn't expect her to come back suddenly.

"Haha, the movie has been completed ahead of schedule!"

Lily Collins seemed a little excited. After the box office failure of "City of Bones", she hasn't received a leading role in a movie for a while.

So this opportunity is very precious to her. If she fails again, she might have to consider changing careers.

The sudden appearance of Lily Collins finally made Lin Quan's Christmas a little festive.

During the team training the next day, De Bruyne found Lin Quan and gave the gifts prepared by Michelle to Lin Quan and Guardiola.

"Emm..."

Looking at De Bruyne's gift, Lin Quan fell into deep thought.

"What's wrong? Don't you like the gift?"

De Bruyne saw Lin Quan frowning and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

This gift was prepared entirely by Michelle, and he had no say in it, so he had no idea whether the other party would like it after giving it to him.

"That's not the case. I'm just curious, why did you suddenly change your girlfriend?"

In October, Lin Quan saw De Bruyne with his ex-girlfriend Caroline. It had been less than three months and he had quietly changed his girlfriend.

It’s fast enough!

"Caroline and I broke up peacefully for some special reasons. As for Michelle, she was my fan and often communicated with me online. Occasionally, she would send me some handmade things. We have actually known each other for a long time, so it wasn't sudden!"

De Bruyne looked frank and explained everything that should and should not be explained.

"I see. I was wondering how come a nerd like you got a new girlfriend so quickly!"

Unlike his teammates who often go to nightclubs and linger among the flowers, De Bruyne's social circle is not large.

Apart from competition training, I like to stay at home and rarely go out.

For a man like this, it would be quite difficult for him to get to know other women unless the woman takes the initiative.

It’s better to change. Although I don’t know whether Caroline in this dimension has cheated on De Bruyne, Lin Quan is still a little worried.

Compared to Caroline, Michelle is obviously the type of good wife and mother.

This can be seen from the Christmas gifts she carefully prepared for De Bruyne and his teammates. Last year, Lin Quan did not remember receiving any gifts from De Bruyne.

This year, not only did he receive gifts, but other teammates and even some substitute players who rarely played received gifts from De Bruyne.

This was obviously not something De Bruyne had spent time preparing for. How could he have such an idea? In the original plane, De Bruyne had suffered great harm because of Courtois's green hat incident.

Now that this tragedy has been avoided, it’s a good thing!

Although they are both in a relationship, the situation on Son Heung-min's side is completely different.

"Oh my god, what have you been doing? Why do you look like you've been sucked dry?"

Lin Quan and De Bruyne were both shocked to see Son Heung-min with a pale face, unsteady steps, and the appearance of overindulgence.

"Ahem, I didn't get enough rest last night, I'll just need to relax for a while!"

Son Heung-min's face turned red, and he seemed a little embarrassed to speak.

We have all been through this, so naturally those who understand will understand.

Lin Quan thought of the hot body of Son Heung-min’s rumored girlfriend in the Sun, and immediately had an idea.

He patted Son Heung-min's shoulder heavily and said earnestly:

"Young man, exercise moderation!"

Son Heung-min nodded repeatedly. Liu Xiaoying only came here occasionally and it was impossible for her to stay here all the time.

In fact, she was going back to Korea today, so even if he wanted to indulge himself, he had to have such an opportunity! Of course, it was for this reason that he went a little too far last night.

Now Son Heung-min is not worried about anything else but being afraid of being seen by the coach in this state.

If I leave a bad impression on the coach, I’m doomed!

However, Son Heung-min was unable to escape after all. During the roll call, Guardiola still saw through his clues.

Guardiola was very angry and directly excluded him from the starting lineup for the next game.

…

On December 26, the 18th round of the Premier League went on as usual.

Because it is the holiday period, and except for the Premier League, all teams in other leagues are on holiday.

Therefore, this round of games attracted a large number of spectators. In addition to the regular fans who often watch Premier League games, many fans from other leagues were also attracted.

As for these attracted fans, they don’t know many teams in the Premier League, so the big clubs naturally become their first choice for watching games.

Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea benefited from this.

The biggest beneficiary is a new team - Manchester City! As the best team in Europe in the past two years, Manchester City's overseas popularity is no less than that of other giants.

Moreover, Manchester City is full of superstars, including football giants like Lin Quan and coaching giants like Guardiola, so there is no shortage of traffic.

In addition, Manchester City's playing style is very entertaining, especially for some fans who like La Liga, watching Manchester City is like watching a La Liga game.

As a result, the match between Manchester City and Sunderland attracted hundreds of millions of overseas viewers.

Of course, the majority of these fans are from Asia.

Before the game started, the Etihad Stadium was already full, and fans who couldn't buy tickets gathered around the stadium and were reluctant to leave.

When Manchester City's bus appeared outside the stadium, countless fans rushed over and surrounded the bus.

"What day is today? Why are there so many people here?"

Seeing the dense crowd outside, even the experienced Guardiola couldn't help but be surprised.

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"Maybe it's because of the holiday, so there are so many people here?"

Many of these fans outside are not from Manchester or even the UK.

They came from abroad to watch the game, which is not uncommon in Europe.

Because of the popularity of football culture, many people who travel to Europe will look for opportunities to even go to some teams' home stadiums to watch games.

For example, Manchester City’s neighbor Manchester United has a large number of overseas spectators coming to Old Trafford for almost every game.

Manchester City did not have such treatment before, but in the past two years, as their performance and fame improved, they also began to attract international fans to watch.

Among them, there are particularly many fans from Asia.

Before Son Heung-min joined the team, most of the fans who came to watch the game were Chinese.

After Son Heung-min joined the team, more and more Korean fans started to join.

However, due to the huge population gap, the number of Korean fans coming to watch the game is far less than that of Chinese fans.

…

Seemingly affected by the atmosphere on the scene, Manchester City players were very active after the start of the game.

In the 4th minute of the first half, Lin Quan dribbled into the penalty area and was tripped. The referee awarded a penalty kick.

Lin Quan took the shot personally and scored in one go, changing the score to 1:0. Taking the lead just four minutes into the game, Manchester City got off to a dream start at their home ground.

After successfully opening the situation, Manchester City's offensive began to become unstoppable.

In the 12th minute, De Bruyne made a straight pass from the right, Lin Quan understood it and suddenly rushed out. After receiving the ball, he had a one-on-one opportunity, dribbled past the goalkeeper and shot into the empty goal.

The score became 2:0. The Manchester City fans at the scene were already boiling with excitement. Two goals had already been scored after only a dozen minutes of the game.

Many people have a hunch that today's game will definitely be a massacre!

“Oh my god!”

“That’s awesome!”

"Emperor Lin is so mighty!"

Some Chinese fans who came to watch the game for the first time were so excited that they clapped and cheered when they saw Lin Quan score twice as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.

Is this the strength of Lin Huang? It feels more terrifying than what I saw on TV!

The visual impact brought by the TV broadcast is far less than that brought by watching the game in person.

When I watch others play football on TV, I often have the illusion that I could do the same.

However, after watching the game live, you will definitely not have such thoughts, and you may even doubt: with this speed, this breakthrough, this dribbling, is the opponent still human?

Lin Quan's performance was not over yet. In the 22nd minute of the first half, he assisted Aguero to score the third goal of the game.

Then, in the 33rd minute, he completed his hat-trick with a free kick.

The first half hadn't ended yet and the score was already 4:0.

Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium were already overjoyed and began taking turns singing songs praising Lin Quan.

On the sidelines, Guardiola stood up from the coaching seat and applauded Lin Quan after he completed his hat trick.

"This kid is really ruthless. Although I asked them to finish the battle in the first half, I didn't let them be so ruthless. The opponent is almost traumatized by it!"

I glanced at Sunderland's players and the bench, and it was cloudy over there.

The people at Sunderland may have anticipated that they would lose the game, but they never imagined that they would lose so badly.

Although there is an obvious gap in strength between the two teams, such a huge score difference will inevitably deal a heavy blow to the morale and confidence of Sunderland players.

If their morale is broken by this battle, the subsequent relegation battle will be in danger.

Yes, although the first half of the Premier League season has not yet ended, teams like Sunderland have already begun fighting for relegation.

Sunderland, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses in the first 17 rounds, is currently ranked second from the bottom in the standings, 5 points behind Newcastle United, which is third from the bottom.

With such a point difference, coupled with their poor record, Sunderland's relegation situation is very serious.

Under such severe driving conditions and the massacre by Manchester City, the Black Cats' future is bleak!

Just when Guardiola was considering whether to ask his players to show mercy, De Bruyne also scored a goal.

The score became 5:0, and a tragedy had occurred.

Well, it's too late to say anything now.

Guardiola returned to the coaching bench helplessly. The score had already confirmed that Manchester City would win the game.

In this way, he can make bold substitutions in the second half, replacing several main players and preparing for the next game.

I wonder what the situation is like in Liverpool? …

At Anfield, compared to the bustling and joyous scene at the Etihad Stadium dozens of kilometers away, the atmosphere at Anfield is obviously much more tense.

40 minutes had passed and the score on the field was still 0:0.

Although both sides' attacks were very bold and not conservative at all.

But both Liverpool and Leicester City were unable to break through the opponent's goal. The defense of both sides was very solid, making the opponent's attacks fail time and time again.

The outcome of this game is very crucial for both teams.

Liverpool is currently ranked 9th in the league. If they want to get a place in the Champions League next season, they must finish in the top four.

They are still 6 points behind the top four, which is a big gap! If they want to catch up, they must win every game as much as possible, especially against direct competitors like Leicester City! As for Leicester City, they are still 6 points behind Manchester City. Before the decisive battle between the two teams in two days, they must not fall behind in advance.

If they lose this game, they will be 9 points behind Manchester City. Even if they win the next game, the gap between the two teams will still be 6 points.

But if they win this game and the next one smoothly, Leicester City will only be 3 points behind Manchester City.

This point difference means that they really have a chance to compete with Manchester City for the championship! (End of this chapter)